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NieR 10th Anniversary – Cancellations and Reparations

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April 22, 2020 marks the 10th Anniversary of the NieR series.

The year 2020 was supposed to be an amazing 10th Anniversary year for the NieR series, but it’s turning out to be much more of the “curse” Yoko originally said it was.

First the Tokyo performances of the NieR:Theatrical Orchestra 12020 (March 28-29) were cancelled. Then the YoRHa Ver.1.3aᵃ performances (March 12-15) were cancelled. Now we’re left with very little to celebrate about…

Because of this, Saito has stated an interest in doing something on March 29 to sort of smooth things over and still manage to celebrate something for the 10th anniversary, which actually later on April 22.

“We’re going to do something on March 29. Worse comes to worst, just me and Yoko will do something. It’s the 10th Anniversary after all, so let’s go 10 hours.”

Of course, he is likely joking about the 10 hour thing, but it wouldn’t be out of the ordinary for long livestreams that they’ve done in the past.

Here was Yoko’s response:

“Let’s do it!”

Other members related to NieR and the YoRHa stage plays also voiced interest in doing something.

“I’m coming!!! (haha)”
Akiyama Kaoru performs the voice of Pod153 in NieR:Automata and the voice of SS in the YoRHa Boys Ver.1.0 stage play.
“Shall I bring my acoustic guitar and a beer…?”
Takanori Goto has performed the guitar for multiple NieR related series, including the most recent YoRHa Ver.1.3a with violist Shirasu Kon and drummer Takashi Fukuoka.
“I’ll bring a cajón and a beer!”
Fukuoka Takashi did the percussion at the YoRHa Ver.1.3a stage play.
“If you do Mahjong, I can play!”
Inko (Rita Jay) played the role of Cactus in the YoRHa Boys Ver.1.0 stage play.

Regarding the cancellation of the YoRHa Ver.1.3aᵃ stage play, the cast and crew are still going to practice. Plans are currently being considered to livestream the show. The whole point of having this “rerun” version of the play was because the Blu-ray recording fell through at the previous show, so this was their “comeback” second chance at getting a physical release of the play. It’s likely that since the play has been cancelled, they are still practicing if just to complete a recording to later release on Blu-ray.

The cast has already had their character photo shoots, so plans are also under way to still release new Ver.1.3aᵃ merch.

Also something somewhat amusing regarding the actual announcement stating the cancellation of the YoRHa Ver.1.3aᵃ from the YoRHa Stage official twitter, managed by Sekiya Makoto, apparently the announcement was made at roughly 3:30am (JST). Sekiya later apologized for it, but at the time, it was unclear what he was apologizing for.

“I guess I shouldn’t use the schedule function if I’m not used to it. Sorry for the inconvenience.”

But then Yoko commented, stating the real reason for the weird timing of that tweet.

“Anyway, according to Sekiya-P, his reason for making the announcement at the weird time of 3:30am was “I scheduled it to post at 10am but it blew up.”

So, it’s super sad that so many of these events have been cancelled, but there’s really nothing anyone can do about it. We just need to be sure to return our tickets & get our money back!

NieR Orchestral Arrangement Album – Addendum

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The NieR Orchestral Arrangement Album – Addendum will be released on March 25. This album features all-new arrangements for a handful of carefully selected tracks from both NieR Gestalt/Replicant and NieR:Automata. The Addendum arrangements will likely be featured at the NieR:Theatrical Orchestra 12020 next month.

Track List

  1. Ashes of Dreams (Emi Evans & J’Nique Nicole Vocals)
  2. Emil (Addendum Version)
  3. Deep Crimson Foe
  4. Song of the Ancients (Emi Evans & J’Nique Nicole Vocals)
  5. Kaine (Addendum Version)
  6. City Ruins (Addendum Version)
  7. A Beautiful Song (Emi Evans & J’Nique Nicole Vocals)
  8. Copied City
  9. Crumbling Lies
  10. Weight of the World (Emi Evans & J’Nique Nicole Vocals)

NieR Orchestral Arrangement Album
Addendum Special Disc (Pre-order Bonus)

  1. Alien Manifestation (J’Nique Nicole Vocals)
  2. Peaceful Sleep
  3. Vague Hope (Emi Evans Vocals)

* The tracks that are listed as “Addendum Version” have already appeared on the NieR Orchestral Arrangement soundtrack, so these will be completely new arrangements specifically for the Addendum release.

** The NieR Orchestra Concert 12018 Blu-ray included two digital audio tracks: Kaine with vocals by Emi Evans and Weight of the World with vocals by J’Nique Nicole.

NieR:Theatrical Orchestra 12020 Promotional Video

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Square Enix has just released a short promotional video for the NieR:Theatrical Orchestra 12020, which will be held in Tokyo on March 28-29 and in Osaka on April 25, for a total of 5 separate performances.

NieR:Theatrical Orchestra 12020 Promotional Video
Translation below:

In 2020, 10 years from the release of NieR Gestalt/Replicant, the “NieR:Theatrical Orchestra 12020” concert will be held in Tokyo and Osaka.

This performance will consist of fully orchestrated performances of songs carefully selected from NieR Gestalt/Replicant and NieR:Automata, including recitations by the voice cast as well songs performed by vocalists.

Please look forward to this amazing music festival worth of the 10th Anniversary!

Very few details are currently known about the concert besides this, but it will likely be similar to the NieR:Orchestra Concert 12018 with additional recitations from the voice actors from the game. It’s unclear whether this is referencing new recitation dramas like what was performed at the NieR:Automata Memory of Puppets Concert, although this is likely referencing the monologue inserts before various pieces by Emil and 2B. In this sense, the Theatrical Orchestra may not be all that different from the original concert from 2018, save for the new arrangements that will be released as part of the Addendum album.

Square Enix Registered a New Trademark for NieR

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According to Chizai Watch, Square Enix has registered a new trademark under the single-word title “NieR”.

This is important because SQEX never had a registered trademark to cover the entirety of the NieR series, including NieR Gestalt/Replicant, NieR:Automata, and all the other related off-shoots. This trademark would remedy that.

Please note that this announcement does not reveal any up-coming release for the series, merely that SQEX wants to combine all previously registered trademarks under a single franchise. This will be easier to manage it as a whole as we move into the future. What this does suggest is that SQEX is clearly thinking about the future of the series and that we will likely continue to see new releases and additional merch, although I doubt we’ll ever get a NieR themed Mahjong set. This is merely to help SQEX cover their bases. lol

  • Public Announcement Date: December 17, 2019
  • Gazette Classification Release – Publication of Registered Trademark
  • Business Application Number: 2019-150734(T2019-150734)
  • Application Date: Reiwa 1, November 29 (November 29, 2019)

Categories

  • Class 9: Machinery and Appliances
  • Class 16: Paper
  • Class 28: Toys
  • Class 41: Education / Entertainment

Product Services

  1. Ornamental magnets
  2. Software for commercial video game consoles
  3. Programs for commercial video game consoles
  4. Telecommunications mechanical equipment
  5. Cell Phone Straps
  6. Other Telecommunications Equipment Parts and Accessories
  7. Computer Software
  8. Computer Software
  9. Computer Gaming Software
  10. Virtual Reality Game Software
  11. Electronic Circuits, Magnetic Tapes, Magnetic Disks, Optical Disks, ROM Cartridges, and Other Storage Mediums that Store Computer Programs
  12. Mouse Pads
  13. Flash Memory Cards (Unrecorded)
  14. Memory Card Cases
  15. CD case
  16. Computer keyboards
  17. Computer joysticks
  18. Other electronic application mechanical equipment
  19. Electronic application machinery parts and accessories
  20. Home video game toy software
  21. Home video game toy programs
  22. Video game software
  23. Home video game software
  24. Electronic gaming programs
  25. Electronic circuits, magnetic disks, optical disks, ROM cartridges and other storage devices that save files for home video games
  26. Gaming software for mobile devices
  27. Gaming programs for mobile devices
  28. Electronic circuits, magnetic disks, optical disks, ROM cartridges and other storage media that save files for gaming mobile devices
  29. Recorded magnetic data recording media
  30. CDs with recorded music
  31. Recorded CDs and other recorded recording media
  32. Downloadable music and voice
  33. Downloadable ringtones for mobile phones
  34. Downloadable music (including ringtone music for mobile phones)
  35. Downloadable audio (including ringtone audio for mobile phones)
  36. The audio recordings of previously recorded music, fictional stories, and/or other recorded media on optical discs, magnetic disks, solid-state memory devices
  37. The video and audio recordings of previously recorded music, fictional stories, and/or other recorded media on optical discs, magnetic disks, solid-state memory devices
  38. Video discs with music and / or fictional stories
  39. Video cassettes with music and / or fictional stories
  40. Video discs and other recorded media
  41. Downloadable images (including video games, animated characters, card games, computer games, comics, novels, magazine art, text, graphics, and photo images
  42. Downloadable wallpaper image data for computers and / or mobile phones
  43. Downloadable screen saver data for computers and / or mobile phones
  44. Downloadable video footage
  45. Receiving and saving images that can be used on the Internet
  46. Electronic publications in the field of computer games, video games, comics, and entertainment
  47. Other electronic publications
  48. Office and household glues and adhesives
  49. Paper packaging containers
  50. Paper flags
  51. Card collection albums
  52. Stationery
  53. Trading cards
  54. Picture postcards
  55. Sheet music
  56. Song books
  57. Collection of photographs/images
  58. Calendars
  59. Posters
  60. Catalogs
  61. Pamphlets / Brochures
  62. Information and guides in magazines, manuals, and books on commercial games
  63. Information and guides in magazines, manuals, and books on computer games
  64. Information and guides in magazines, manuals, and books on home video games
  65. Information and guides in magazines, manuals, and books on games for mobile devices
  66. Comics and novels
  67. Magazines that cover material in comics
  68. Other Prints
  69. Calligraphy
  70. Photos
  71. Picture Frames
  72. Amusement park machine equipment and its parts and accessories
  73. Commercial home video game consoles
  74. Commercial gaming devices
  75. Commercial game robots
  76. Home video gaming toys
  77. Mobile device gaming toys
  78. Mobile device gaming toy storage case
  79. Game console joysticks
  80. Card game toys
  81. Other toys
  82. Dolls
  83. Board games
  84. Items to play Go
  85. Utagaruta
  86. Items to play Shougi
  87. Dice
  88. Sugoroku
  89. Dice cup
  90. Diamond game
  91. Items to play Chess
  92. Items to play Checkers
  93. Items for magic tricks
  94. Items to play Dominos
  95. Playing cards
  96. Japanese Hanafuda playing cards
  97. Yuugi cards
  98. Mahjong tools
  99. Pachinko machines and parts and accessories
  100. Pachinko slot machines and parts and accessories
  101. Yuugi equipment
  102. Items to play Billiards
  103. Trading card games
  104. Trading card game cards
  105. Professors to teach knowledge of the arts and/or sports
  106. Provision of online comics
  107. Provision of online magazines featuring computer games, video games, comics, and other entertainment
  108. Provision of electronic publications
  109. Planning, operation or holding concerts or music shows
  110. Provision of images and video using communication
  111. Provision of music and audio using communication
  112. Musical performances
  113. Providing information on musical performances or movie screenings
  114. Planning, operation or holding of events related to games, comics, animation, and movies
  115. Screening, production, and/or distribution of movies
  116. Provision of computer games using communication
  117. Provision of video games using communication
  118. Provision of virtual reality game centers
  119. Virtual reality using telecommunication devices (including mobile phone)
  120. Provision of recreational or amusement facilities for virtual reality using computer graphics technology
  121. Provision of information and guides on computer games and / or video games via the global communication network
  122. Provision of games through telecommunication
  123. Provision of game centers
  124. Provision of entertainment facilities
  125. Provision of computer games, video games, card games, entertainment information on animation, comics, novels, and magazines
  126. Providing information on the provision of games
  127. Provision of education and entertainment through membership
  • Applicant: Square Enix Co., Ltd.
  • Agent:
  • OCR text: Ni eR

YoRHa Ver.1.3aa and More!

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Tonight’s live stream with the creators of NieR Gestalt/Replicant and NieR:Automata for the first bit of fanfare for the 10th Anniversary, we’ve received a bunch of new, juicy news:

NieR:Theatrical Orchestra 12020

TOKYO: Tokyo International Forum Hall A

Saturday, March 28
Evening – Open: 5:00pm / Start: 6:00pm

Sunday, March 29
Afternoon – Open: 11:00am / Start: 12:00pm
Evening – Open: 4:00pm / Start: 5:00pm

  • Composer: Okabe Keiichi
  • Voices:
    • Yusa Kouji (Older Brother Nier)
    • Nonaka Ai (Yonah)
    • Ishikawa Yui (2B)
    • Hanae Natsuki (9S)
    • Akiyama Kaoru (Pod153)
    • Yasumoto Hiroki (Pod042/Zinnia)
  • Vocalists:
    • Emi Evans
    • J’Nique Nicole
  • Conductor: Oi Takeshi

OSAKA: Osaka International Convention Center

Saturday, April 25
Afternoon – Open: 11:00am / Start: 12:00pm
Evening – Open: 4:00pm / Start: 5:00pm

  • Composer: Okabe Keiichi
  • Voices:
    • Yusa Kouji (Older Brother Nier)
    • Nonaka Ai (Yonah)
    • Ishikawa Yui (2B)
    • Hanae Natsuki (9S)
    • Kadowaki Mai (Emil)
    • Yasumoto Hiroki (Pod042/Zinnia)
  • Vocalists:
    • Emi Evans
    • J’Nique Nicole
  • Conductor: Oi Takeshi

＊ Please be aware that the above scheduled performers are subject to change.

  • S Seats: 10,780 yen
  • A Seats: 8,580 yen

>> GET TICKETS HERE <<

YoRHa Ver.1.3aᵃ/A2

This is a fan-made photo-manipulation pic that I made myself, aka it’s not official.

The all-boys cast from YoRHa Ver.1.3a will be making a comeback in this second rendition of the stage play that so effortlessly won our hearts this year!

TOKYO: Shibuya Cultural Center Owada, Sakura Hall – 4th Floor
March 12-15, 7 performances

The YoRHa Ver.1.3a stage play will be coming back for a new version, bringing back the all-boy’s cast in the so-called YoRHa Ver.1.3aᵃ aka A2 stage play next March!

Tickets go on sale tomorrow!!!

The afternoon and evening performances on March 14 will be broadcast live on NicoNico, so stay tuned for the link to those pages in the future. You can purchase single tickets for 2500 points or 4000 points for both!

Visit the newly updated official YoRHa website here!!!

The entire cast from YoRHa Ver.1.3a will be returning, all except for Matsubara Rin, who played Anemone. Because of this, the entire character will be replaced with Jackass, as played by Kurotaka. Although the website hasn’t updated an image of him yet, you can view a couple shots of him on his agency’s page.

There will be recorded voices performed by:

  • Akiyama Kaoru: Voice of Pod153
  • Yasumoto Hiroki: Voice of Pod042/Zinnia

Like the previous Ver.1.3a stage play, the following talented musicians will be returning:

  • Guitar: Goto Takanori
  • Violin: Shirasu Kon
  • Percussion: Fukuoka Takashi

Along the same lines music, both Akaba Yukino and Nagaya Mikoto from GEMS COMPANY are listed in the credits for the “image songs”, so this is likely referring to their updated version of “Normandy” and “Gualdalcanal”.

This page will be updated in the event any
additional information on these events is released.